In article ,
 kate  wrote:

> Sheldon wrote:
> > Billy wrote:
> > 
> >>I have a hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha a.k.a. Crataegus laevigata). It
> >>is only 18" high. I want advice on shrubing it out (I
don't want a tree)
> >>and on methods to optimize the harvesting of its' leaves.
> > 
> > 
> > With an 18" hawhorne if you're over 40 years old you probably don't
> > need to worry about harvesting many leaves.  And besides, hawthorne
> > leaves are small and light, even from a mature 20" tall tree you won't
> > collect more than a bushel, more like a quart.  I have a 20'
> > hawthorne, its leaves shrivel on the tree and drop slowly over many
> > weeks, they blow away before many accumulate.  But with a 18" seedling
> > you really don't need to concern yourself until it reaches about 8'...
> > at least another 15 years.
> 
> I'm guessing he's wanting the leaves for herbal stuff, but it's the 
> berries and the flowers that are used primarily for heart issues.
> 
> Don't know about keeping them shrubs, but I'm planning on trying it.
> 
> Kate

Thanks for responding. What is your citation on the preference for 
berries and flowers? 
http://www.holistic-online.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h22.htm
makes no distinction between flowers, leaves, fruits. 
According to 
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Crataegus+laevigata&CAN=LATI
ND the plant can be turned into a hedge.

Any idea about how fast it grows?

Don't mind the previous poster, he is a nut case from rec.gardens that 
ran a poster down because his name was Christian.

i.e.
> I'm wanting to get any and all feedback, positive or negative,
> on a website I designed recently to go with it. I advertise locally
> and direct folks to my site for more information.
>
> Here is the link:http://allyoudoisfeedthefish.net/index.html
>
> What do you think of the basic design?
> Can you read it easily?
> Ads or no ads?
>
> I'm thinking people here are close to my target audience, being that
> garden lovers usually like ponds even if they don't personally have
> one.
>
> Thank You,
> Christian

Your parents must have had high hopes for you to succeed in the
arts... you're not going to do well in business unless you change your
name.
-- 

Billy

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